Zambia: Press Statement on Update on the Mpox Outbreak and Zambia’s Preparedness Measures

Dear Fellow citizens, Members of the Press, distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Ministry of Health through its health security wing, the Zambia National Public Health Institute, has confirmed the first case of Mpox in the country. A brief background of the case is as follows;

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